May 12, 2009Bulldogs Tie School Record For WinsButler's 2009 softball campaign ended two steps shy of the Horizon League Tournament championship game, but not before the Bulldogs put on a charge that landed the team in the Butler record book. The Bulldogs won 13 of their final 19 games, including three in the Horizon League Tournament. The final victory gave Butler a fourth place tournament finish and 26 wins for the year, matching the Butler single season record set in 1982 and tied in 2007. The Bulldogs also set a school record for Horizon League wins with 12, breaking the previous mark of 10 set in 1998. Butler, picked seventh in the preseason poll of league coaches, rebounded from a 6-16 start and wound up finishing fifth in the league regular season race.

May 9, 2009Butler Thumps Loyola To Advance Before Falling Short To RaidersButler jumped for 12 runs - including seven in the first inning alone - en route to a five-inning triumph over Loyola to advance in the Horizon League Championship on Saturday (May 9) morning at Legends Field. The Bulldogs' run in the tournament would come to an end in the next game, however, as Wright State rallied for three runs in the seventh to come away with a 5-2 decision.

May 8, 2009Fisher Dominates As Bulldogs Shut Down Green Bay, 2-0Freshman pitcher Breanna Fisher dealt a brilliant complete-game effort, while the Butler bats manufactured all the run support the rookie right-hander would need, as the No. 5 seed Bulldogs picked up a 2-0 victory to the seventh-seeded Phoenix home from the Horizon League Championship on Friday (May 8) evening at Legends Field.

May 7, 2009Six-Run Fifth Inning Powers Bulldogs Past PenguinsA six-run fifth inning by the Bulldogs busted open what had been a closely-contested game against Youngstown State, as Butler rolled to an 8-1 decision in the first round of the Horizon League Softball Championship on Thursday (May 7) afternoon at Legends Field.

May 7, 2009Vikings Shut Down Butler, 7-0Butler was unable to solve Cleveland State starting pitcher Amanda Macenko, as the Vikings held the Bulldogs to just three hits en route to a 7-0 decision in the second round of the Horizon League Championship on Thursday (May 7) evening at Legends Field.

May 6, 2009Four Butler Softball Players Earn All-Horizon League HonorsFour members of the Butler softball team, including junior shortstop Bridget Paine, have been named to the 2009 Horizon League Softball All-League Team. The All-League squad, selected by league coaches, was announced at 2009 Horizon League Softball Championship pre-tournament banquet on Wednesday evening (May 6).

May 4, 2009Butler To Face Youngstown State At Horizon League Softball ChampionshipButler, seeded fifth, will play No. 8 seed Youngstown State in the first round of the 2009 Horizon League Softball Championship on Thursday, May 7, in Pendleton, Ind. The nine-team tournament, hosted by the Bulldogs, will be played at Legends Field at Pendleton Heights High School.

April 26, 2009Butler Drops Final Regular Season Game, 6-5Visiting Youngstown State scored three times in the final three innings to grab a 6-5 Horizon League victory over Butler in the final game of a three-game series at the Butler Softball Field on Sunday (April 26). The game was Butler's final regular season contest and left the Bulldogs with a 23-26 overall record and a 12-11 league mark.

April 25, 2009Bulldogs Sweep Doubleheader From Youngstown StateFreshman Breanna Fisher tossed a complete-game, three-hitter to lead Butler to a 3-1 victory over Horizon League foe Youngstown State and a sweep of a doubleheader at the Butler Softball Field on Saturday (April 25). The Bulldogs won the opener, 1-0, behind the combined pitching effort of sophomore Lauren Ott and junior Kristen Malinkey.